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Michael Thomas Ford
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Reading for What We Remember at A Different Light, San Francisco

May.29.2009

Reading for What We Remember at A Different Light, San Francisco

On Wednesday, June 03, I will be reading from my new novel, What We Remember, at A Different Light bookstore in San Francisco. The event begins at 7:30.

If you can't attend the event you can order autographed copies through the A Different Light website.

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PUBLISHED: May.25.2010

The Road Home

Bestselling author Michael Thomas Ford demonstrates once again why he is the master of portraying the contemporary gay experience, in this moving, beautifully told story of love, family, and finding one's place in the world. When a car accident leaves photographer Burke Crenshaw in need of temporary full-time care, he finds himself back in the one place no forty-year-old...

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PUBLISHED: Jan.05.2010

Jane Bites Back

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PUBLISHED: May.26.2009

What We Remember

Every family has a hidden story--even the perfect ones. In this suspenseful and deeply moving novel, Michael Thomas Ford propels us beyond smiling holiday photographs and beloved anecdotes to explore the complex ties within one family--and between two very different brothers whom catastrophe will either unite or divide forever. . . On the morning James McCloud, a Seattle district...

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PUBLISHED: Oct.14.2008

Suicide Notes

From Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) Teens in a psych ward populate a novel that overcomes a predictable beginning to make a powerful emotional impact. Regaining consciousness after an aborted suicide attempt, the 15-year-old narrator thinks his parents have "overreacted" by placing him in a 45-day program in the "nuthouse" ("you know, where they keep...

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PUBLISHED: Sep.01.2008

"Ever After" (written as Isobel Bird) included in 666:The Number of the Beast

Tales of Evil. Tales of Darkness. Tales of Beasts. There's the... Vampire who visits the same girl every night. Dangerous rumor that turns all too deadly. Zombie who couldn't look more innocent. Boarding school plagued by a tortured ghost. And so much more in this spine-tingling, bone-chilling collections of 18 stories from 18...

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PUBLISHED: Sep.01.2007

Changing Tides

From Publishers Weekly Ford (Full Circle; Last Summer) bridges the gap between gay romance and mainstream fiction in his latest. Ben Ransome, a 40-something marine biologist living modestly in Monterey, Calif., is anxious about his 16-year-old daughter's summer stay. It's been nine years since they've seen each other, and when Caddie arrives, she's a bit icy toward her wayward...

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PUBLISHED: Jun.01.2006

Full Circle

In novels such as Last Summer and Looking For It, Michael Thomas Ford has honestly and lovingly explored the intimate details of gay men’s lives, from hot sex and lasting relationships to friendship and the search for family. Now he’s crafted his most extraordinary novel yet, a powerful saga of three friends and lovers whose story spans decades and whose bonds have finally come...

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PUBLISHED: Jun.01.2005

The Path of the Green Man

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PUBLISHED: Sep.01.2004

"Carnival" included in Midnight Thirsts

From Booklist Greg Herren's "The Nightwatchers," the first story in Midnight Thirsts, is a thriller. Nightwatcher Nigel informs Rachel that friend Philip has been seduced by the evil vampire Gunther, who is seeking to replace his lost love; with Nigel's help, Rachel must save Philip before Gunther kills him--or worse. In Michael Thomas Ford's "Carnival," a...

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PUBLISHED: Aug.01.2004

Looking for It

From Publishers Weekly In Cold Falls, N.Y., smalltown rules are changing as Ford's seven gay protagonists make lives for themselves far from big-city gay havens. This entertaining if overstuffed sophomore effort follows Russell and John, who decide to take a break from their sterile, suffocating seven-year relationship; Mike, a handsome bartender at the Engine Room, a cozy gay bar...

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PUBLISHED: Sep.01.2003

The Best of My Queer Life

The publication of Alec Baldwin Doesn’t Love Me in 1998 launched a fresh, vital voice in comedy. Publishers Weekly has called Michael Thomas Ford a "cranky, bemused, and extremely funny." Lambda Book Report has described Ford as "genially misanthropic," and Southern Voice has named him "our freshest, most fearless satirist." Ford’s series of My Queer...

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PUBLISHED: Aug.01.2003

Last Summer

From Publishers Weekly After a string of humorous essay collections, Ford (The Little Book of Neuroses) expands his repertoire with this brimful first novel about life, love and self-discovery over the course of a steamy Provincetown summer. Among the bevy of characters Ford introduces is Josh Felling, who flees to a friend's guesthouse to mull over his boyfriend's recent...

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PUBLISHED: Jun.01.2003

"Sting" included in Masters of Midnight

They are the ultimate forbidden pleasure—ruthless in their eroticism, tender in their devotions, and utterly irresistible in their dangerous temptations. Spend the night with four mysterious men whose kiss is more than deadly, it's forever… Masters Of Midnight His Hunger, by William J. Mann It's a work obligation that leads Jeremy Horne to the reclusive Maine estate of...

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PUBLISHED: Mar.01.2002

Circle of Three #1: So Mote it Be

Are magical powers real? Can you use them to get good grades or a date with the cutest guy at school? Sophomore Kate Morgan isn't sure, but she's willing to find out. After bringing home some books on the Salem witch trials for a research project, Kate discovers a volume she doesn't remember checking out--Spells and Charms for the Modern Witch. Intrigued, she thinks she has found a...

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PUBLISHED: Feb.01.2002

Circle of Three #2: Merry Meet

Joined together hand in hand our circle gathers round, to work our magic, weave the web, and dance on sacred ground. By the goddess we are called, witch to witch and friend to friend, to merry meet, and merry part, and merry meet again. A book of spells brought Kate, Cooper, and Annie together. The three are compelled to learn more, and the door is opened with the stirring ritual...

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PUBLISHED: Jan.01.2002

Circle of Three #3: Second Sight

Show me places cloaked in secrets,pierce the gloom of darkest night.Reveal that which has been hidden,Let Me see with second sight. Kate, Annie, and Cooper are Wiccans -- joined by magic bound to nature. Their dreams have turned to visions of a missing girl, calling to them for help....

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PUBLISHED: Dec.01.2001

Circle of Three #4: What the Cards Said

Cards of fortune, tell your I story,Answer all I've come to ask let the draw set forth the course of what has been and yet may pass Annie's fascination with Tarot spirals beyond her control when her readings become reality. As if cursed, Annie faces friends Cooper and Kate with this newfound power—a power that threatens the very strength of their Wiccan bond.

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PUBLISHED: Nov.01.2001

Circle of Three #5: In the Dreaming

On the eve of fair midsummer,Longest day and shortest night,Faerie magic, fill these woods,With joyous song and laughter bright. Midsummer's eve finds Kate, Annie, and Cooper celebrating the most joyous sabbat with nature -- and a few not unwelcome strangers. On a night when identities and emotions become tangled and confused under the strange solstice sky, one will be led astray.

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PUBLISHED: Oct.01.2001

Circle of Three #6: Ring of Light

Here within the healing circle,Bathe in the light and pain dispel,All that sickens, all that troubles,Wash away and be made well. Disillusioned, Cooper abandons the Wiccan circle and Kate and Annie are left without her. But when an illness threatens someone close to one of them, Cooper returns. Can the circle, once broken, ever be restored?

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PUBLISHED: Sep.01.2001

Circle of Three #7: Blue Moon

Ancient moon, O ageless traveler,sailing on the sea of stars,as once more you come to fullness,turn your shining face to ours. The second full moon of the month—the blue moon—is a time when powers are heightened, with unpredictable results. When Annie attempts the channeling practice called aspecting, she changes into someone Cooper and Kate hardly recognize. Can their combined...

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PUBLISHED: Aug.01.2001

Circle of Three #8: The Five Paths

The five-pointed star is the Wiccan symbol of the Spirit, and that's how Cooper wears it. Those not versed in the ways of the Craft find it unsettling, however. Will Cooper, Annie, and Kate be able to withstand the tide of controversy bearing down upon them?

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PUBLISHED: Jul.01.2001

Circle of Three #9: Through the Veil

As the year comes to an ending, in the hour'tween old and new, part the veil and let pass the spirits who would travel through. As Annie, Kate, and Cooper prepare for Samhain, or Halloween, they are filled with anticipation. It is a time when the veil between the worlds is thin, and those who have passed into the spirit world may be more easily contacted. Those Annie holds dear...

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PUBLISHED: Jun.01.2001

Circle of Three #10: Making the Saint

A mysterious stranger shows Kate, Annie, and Cooper how to connect with the spirit world, but there are alarming effects, especially for Kate. Stepping outside the bounds of Wicca, Kate becomes entranced—so much so, her friends fear for her.

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PUBLISHED: May.01.2001

Circle of Three #11: The House of Winter

Cooper, Annie, and Kate celebrate the winter solstice in true Wiccan spirit. The threesome joins practitioners of the Craft in a remote, haunted house in the wintry mountains. An unexpected blizzard strikes, and the girls cannot resist the lure of the dark house's shrouded mystery.

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Dec.23.2009 - 8:44 am

'Twas the Night Before Deadline

I always manage to have a book due at the end of the year, and this is no exception. So in the spirit of the season, here is a little something for those who are waiting for it...

Nov.09.2009 - 11:02 am

From the Mail Bag

For some reason Mondays bring the most reader mail. I don't know if it's because people have more time over the weekend and decide that writing to me is preferable to cleaning out...

Oct.07.2009 - 11:12 am

Thank You Note

Note: This piece was written 10 years ago. I now have a lovely agent who, although he never sends me anything at Christmas, has sold a lot of books for me and is one of my...

Sep.11.2009 - 4:24 pm

We Now Return You to Your Regularly Scheduled Programming

I know. It's been a long time. I've been working on the new books. And I should be working on them right now, except: 1. I don't want to, and 2. I have to bitch about something...

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Dec.01.2009 - 10:23 am

In response to: From the Mail Bag

Thanks!

Jun.06.2009 - 12:24 pm

In response to: Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Cry on 911

Unions vs Marriage

Melita, the push for gay marriage can be explained in one simple word: equality. Those who say that civil unions should...

Jun.05.2009 - 9:24 pm

In response to: To Read Or Not to Read

June, I do draw a motley

June, I do draw a motley crew. Squeaky Fromme was there briefly but dashed out when she heard sirens. As for taking the...

Jun.02.2009 - 7:40 pm

In response to: Author Admission #1: My Characters Are Not My Friends

My empty brain

Nancy, I think you're right. There's only so much room in here.

Jun.02.2009 - 10:52 am

In response to: Author Admission #1: My Characters Are Not My Friends

Thanks!

Thanks, June. That sentence really is awful. Of course when I wrote it I thought it was very clever. Sigh.

About Michael

Michael Thomas Ford is the author of more than fifty books in genres ranging from humor to horror, literary fiction to nonfiction. His work for adult readers includes the best-selling novels What We Remember, Changing Tides, Full Circle, Looking for It and...

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Winter's Tale, Perdido Street Station, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, Cannery Row, Moominvalley in November, City of Thieves, The Summer Book, A Winter...

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